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THE DAILY EXAMINER

DECEMBER 31, 1897.

CROPS AND MARKETS,

—In a recent letter ne Farmers’ Ad vocate, Professor Rube t-on eaye: “ A larger number of crops (not varieties of graio) is what is wanied on nearly every farm. Fewer acres under cultivation, larger yields per acre, and some of ail suitable crops for sale or for feeding, is the kind of farm management that can be de dended on to yield revenue that will be larger than the necessary expenditure. There ie safety in numbers in that eznee’

Further on, Professor Robertson says: “Great Britain is undoubtedly the chief market for the surplus of farm product. Perbaps not much more than twelve per gent, ofthe value of all farm product: tu Canada are exported annually. Cheese is anotableexception; the prices which the goods exported fetch toa very large extent regulate the prices which can be

obtained for what is consumed in the country. Jtis therefore of the utmost im portauce that the largest possible pric-s shouid be

ebiained for what goes to the markets outside of Canada. The Britieh merctiants stick to a thing which they have learned to like, They will pay higher prices for a brand of cheese which has given them satisfaction for several years than they will for an untried brand, even if the latter should be better. In the fruit markets the buyers will waitand bid strongly for the b aod of a packer add shipper whose pack has pleased them and their custom- ers well io the past. Such a permanent aud preterential trading connectios is what should be sought for by every producer and exporter. The British market affords a relatively high price for the very best of everything in the pink of fine condition ; but it gives ruinously low prices for second rate quality. With cold storage service provided cn railways, at warehouses, and on steamships, the transportation difficul- ties have to some extent been removed. Distance fro-n market no longer necesear- ily means deterioration of the pro- duct. The main use of cold stor’ ge ig to preserve perisbable produc‘s,

‘avek as butier, teader fruite, meat, pou!=

try, eggs, an‘ to a Jess extent cheese and apples on their way to the ultimate con- sumer. The less time they are on the way the better. Cold storage has,in, itself no power to improve the quality of farm products. It can only prererve them from deterioration. It will be unfortura‘e if it is used very largely for the holding of products off the market in their proper xewron. While it has a limited usefulness | in leugthening out the period during which products can be marketed, and giving the seller a wider chance to choose his time of selling, its main service is in permitting products to get to their market in the very best condition, and, as a rule, that should he as soon after they are ready to be eaten a# practicable.”

BILIGUS- NESS

bosses many a body and bur- dens many a mind. You can’t enjoy the food you like because you are bilious. You take all sorts of pre- cautions, and yet the bilious attack leaps on you like a tiger from ambush. You know the feeling! The blood seeming on fire with a dull heat ; the

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THE DAILY EXAMINER CHARLOTTETOWN, DECEMBER 31 1897

UNCLE SAM'S CHARGERS.

How Cavalry Horses Are Selected For the United States Army.

I happened to be at the Presidio not long since when the contractor for furnish- ing cavalry horses to the government sub- mitted several animals to a board of army ‘flicers detailed to make the final inspec- tion. Of the horses presented only one was rejected, and that was on account of scold brought about by exposure to drafts while in transit from tSe point of prelim- inary inspection to San Francisco.

A preliminary inspection is made at the place where the contractor purchases the animals by a representative of the govern- ment, who generally accompanies the con- tractor on his horse purchasing trips, thus avoiding the expense of buying horses which are sure to be subsequ:ntly rejected for various defects. At the preliminary inspection a few first class, many fair and a superabundance of indifferent and medi- ocre horses are presented. The contractor informed me that about one of every 50 examined at the preliminary inspection comes up to the requirements; that he had traveled for three and four days at a time, visited horse ranches and looked at several hundred horses without seeing one that came up to the specifications. I was also informed that the class of horses required by the government are getting very scarce in California, and that many of the cav- alry horses now at the Presidio were pur- chased in the states ef Oregon and Wash- ington.

Cavalry horses are purchased by the quartermaster’s department under the cantract system. Proposals for furnishing cavalry horses are invited, and the con- tract is awarded to the lowest bidder. The cavalry horse must be a gelding of hardy color, 4to 8 years old, 1544 hands high, and weigh about 1,000 pounds, He must be gentle under the saddle, free and prompt atthe walk, trotand gallop; broad forehead; éyes large and prominent, and possess perfect vision. He is thoroughly examined for splints, side bones, ring- bones, curbs, spavins and any trouble, lo- calor constitutional, which may tend to shorten his usefulness or render the ani- mal unserviceable. The nostrils should be large and occupy nearly the whole facial structure. The mouth should be small, with thin, firm lips. The eyes should be large and mild, with fine eyelids. The ears should be delicate and pointed. The feet should be of medium size, due regard being given tothe size and shape of the horse, and there should be no visible dif- ference in the feet as to size and form. The tail is more ornamental in well bred than underbred horses. A fine silk mane characterizes well bred horses.

The cavalry horse must be without blem- ish or defect, sound in every particular. Literally speaking, it is more difficult for a horse to get into the cavalry service than it is for a recruit to enter the army on his first enlistment.—San Francisco Chron- icle.

Too Much “Wafting.”

Ezra Stiles, president of Yale college, 1778-95, was one of the most learned men of his day. He was always a student. He took up Hebrew after he was 40. He knew Greek and Latin thoroughly and wel- comed Dr. Franklin to New Haven in an offhand Latin oration. Among his lin- guistic studies were the Chaldee, Syriac, Samaritan, Arabic, Coptic and Persian ignguages,

tie corresponded with Indlag Parsess, was something of an electrician, thing of a mathematician, something of a chemist, something of a theologian, and loved to indulge in political speculations Which, strangely fcr a New England par- son of that generation, were full of breezy democratic optimism. He mapped out an ideal commonwealth, which he confident- ly expected to appear on American ground, of which Chancellor Kent said, ina Phi Peta Kappa address, that ‘‘it was far su- perior to the schemes sketched by Milton or Locke or Hume.”’

President Stiles was no# a large man, nor had he an imposing presence. But he loved to weara big wig much becurled and was fond of ceremony. Though a prolific writer, he published little, but left forty odd bound volumes of manuscripts, which are preserved at Yale.

A fraginent, quoted by Donald G. Mitch- ell in his ‘‘ American Land and Letters,’’ shows that even in those days ‘‘spread eagicism’’ flourished. Eulogizing George Washington in an election sermon, he says:

‘‘Thy fame is of sweeter perfume than Arabian spices in the garden of Persia. A Baron de Steuben shall waft its fragrance to the monarch of Prussia. A Marquis de Lafayette shall waft it to a far greater monarch and diffuse thy renown through- out Europe. Listening angels shall catch the odor, waft it to heayen and perfume the universe.’’

‘*Rather tall writing for a Yale presi- dent in our day,’’ is Mr. Mitchell’s com- ment, ‘‘unless indeed he were writing on the eve of a football revival.’’—Yeuth’s Companion.

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Ages of Marriage.

Better than a fortune teller’s predictions is the table recently prepared by a statis- tician by which one can foreteli the prob- able age of one’s future helpmeet—that is to say, he has tabulated the age at which men at various stages in their life prefer their wives tobe. Young menof 18 and 19 years, it seems, generally select wives ot their own age, but with increasing years comes wisdom, and at 20 a man pre- fers a woman of from 21 to 24 years. This indeed seems to be a very desirable age for an unmarried woman, for it remains the favorite for the man in search of a wife until he has passed his twenty-ninth year. At 30 he likes best the women who are anywhere from five years to one year yeunger than himself, and he is constant in this preference up to his fortieth year. Then he is willing that she shall be as much as ten years younger than himself, but will not have herif she be his equal in years, an opinion which he holds for half a decade. At from 45 to 50 he looks for less disparity, preferring women from 40 to 45, and in the next five years he has the same choice. Thereafter he prefers a woman ten years younger than himself.—San Fran- cisco Argonaut.

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It was in the smoking room of the ho- tel. There was one big fellow who was plustering a great deal and telling of how many duels he had fought, and bebind him sat a small man reading a magazine.

‘*Sir,’’? said the big man, as he wheeled around, ‘‘what would you do if challeng- ed?”’

‘*Refuse to fight,’’ was the quiet reply.

‘Ah, Lthought as much. Refuse and be branded a coward! What if a gentle- man offered you the choice of a duel ora public horsewhipping—then what?’’

‘*}'d take the whipping.”’

‘“Ah—I thought so—thonght so from the looks of you. Suppose, sir, you had foully slandered me.’’

‘*T never slander.”’

‘*Then, sir, suppose I had coolly and de- liberately insulted you—what would you do?”’

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